KYIV, July 27 - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has dismissed the head of the armed forces, Ruslan Khomchak, his spokesman said at a briefing on Tuesday, citing tensions between the armed forces and the defense ministry.

KYIV, July 27 – Ukraine has been working with the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank to get next loan installments while the country has also been able to tap capital markets to raise capital, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Monday.

KYIV, July 27 - A full and comprehensive ceasefire between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists that entered into force in eastern Ukraine on Monday has already been violated by separatists, Reuters reported citing Ukrainian military.

KYIV, July 26 - New ammunition production lines have started work by decision of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council (NSDC), the NSDC secretary Oleksandr Turchynov.

KYIV, July 26 – The Financial Stability Council, which includes the Finance Ministry, the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) and other financial regulators, said it is necessary to resume cooperation of Ukraine with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

KYIV, July 26 - Ukraine on Thursday extended a freeze on gas prices until at least Sept. 1, reducing its prospects of securing more money from the International Monetary Fund needed to keep its war-battered economy on a stable footing, Reuters reported.

KYIV, July 26 - Ukraine and its European allies have welcomed a US pledge never to recognize Moscow’s 2014 annexation of Crimea, while Russia mocked Washington for living in a “different reality,” The Irish Times reported.

KIEV, July 26 - Ukraine and Israel will hold the sixth round of negotiations to agree on the Free Trade Agreement between the two countries on Thursday, the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade reported Wednesday.

KIEV, July 26 – President Petro Poroshenko stripped former ally turned rival Mikheil Saakashvili of his Ukrainian citizenship, a move that effectively bars the popular politician from running for an elected office in Ukraine.

KIEV, July 26 – The High Court of Justice in London has approved a petition of Ukraine to suspend the execution of the ruling made on March 29 regarding $3 billion eurobonds bought by Russia, the Finance Ministry of Ukraine has reported on its website.